Arknights' Lock of Heaven

After all, she had done so many things for Kal'tsit, and she had a good understanding of Kal'tsit's unfathomable network of connections.

It's quite normal to consider Xia Yu as one of Kal'tsit's connections.

After all, such a special being couldn't possibly come knocking on our door, could it? Being able to combat the pollution from those things is a talent that many countries dream of.

Where else would be better than Rhodes Island?

Clearly, she also misunderstood Xia Yu's background, but that's understandable, since no normal person could guess that Xia Yu really did 'take the initiative' to come to her.

Even Kal'tsit herself would look through the files after midnight to see if she was dreaming.

Don't think her behavior is outrageous. If it were someone like Xia Yu who broke through your window and fell from the sky, you would do the same.

Of course, Skadi wouldn't complain about why Kal'tsit knew people in her field but never told her.

After all, trust takes time to build. If you approach someone with nothing but a dangerous ghost shark seeking treatment, it's perfectly normal for them to hold back before figuring out your background.

After clarifying the situation, Skadi completely relaxed her guard.

Hope has emerged for curing the ghost shark.

She knew that the person in front of her would not be an adversary she needed to deal with in the future, but rather someone she needed to win over with all her might.

but……

Thinking of her old enemies in the deep sea and her former friends on this land, a heavy shadow fell over Skadi's eyes.

Perhaps I shouldn't be so selfish.

The deep sea is ultimately a place where hunters must contend.

But the ghost shark...

She is no longer able to fulfill the duties of a soldier.

“Then Ghost Shark will have to be left to you,” Skadi grasped Xia Yu’s hand. “I have nothing to offer in return, only this useless brute strength.”

A look of wariness returned to her eyes, but this time it was no longer directed at Xia Yu, but at anything that might threaten her.

The hope of curing Ghost Shark cannot die here.

"If there's anything I can do to help you, just let me know."

“Oh, there really is one,” Xia Yu said with a sudden smile, pulling out the transfer order signed by Kal'tsit from behind her back and handing it to Skadi.

Skadi took the document, then glanced at it and froze on the spot.

"This……"

It was a document that had just been sent to add him to the person's squad.

Skadi's eyes were glazed over; she hadn't seen a document like this in ages.

When I first arrived at Rhodes Island, some people tried to recruit me into their squad.

But since they established their persona of not caring about their teammates, this type of person has never appeared again.

Kal'tsit was also aware of her situation.

Skadi looked puzzled. Why would she find teammates for herself?

Or is it a field operations team?

Or rather, instead of keeping such a precious treasure at home and treating it well, you let someone lead it around everywhere?

Skadi was momentarily confused about Kal'tsit's thoughts.

Although she had clearly witnessed before that Xia Yu's combat strength was not at all as harmless as she appeared.

Even I have to be extremely careful to deal with it.

After all, in an era where everyone has cold weapons, the existence of being able to pull out an electromagnetic cannon anytime, anywhere is completely beyond the scope of this discussion.

Forget about fighting infantry, you could add a few electromagnetic cannons and use your size advantage to fight warships.

Moreover, shouldn't such a precious treasure capable of dealing with the pollution from those things be kept hidden on the Rhodes Island main ship, and then guarded day and night by three or four elite squads?

Skadi couldn't figure out Kal'tsit's thoughts.

All she knew was that if Xia Yu were in the old Agor, the security level would be no lower than high. She would be accompanied by a whole team of deep-sea hunters and elite soldiers equipped with various high-tech weapons whenever she went out.

Even if you equip such a talent with a full set of electromagnetic cannons and send him to fight a warship, you'll still lose out, no matter how hard you try.

Even the slightest scratch or bump can cause a major incident.

Skadi thought and thought, and could only come up with one reason.

That means Xia Yu and Kal'tsit, or rather Rhodes Island, are not in a subordinate relationship.

It's more of a cooperative relationship, the kind where even Kal'tsit can't go against his will and make him stay on Rhodes Island.

Otherwise, Kal'tsit would have no reason to let people out.

The reason he wanted me to join his team was probably just to make me his bodyguard...

Since they weren't in a subordinate relationship, Kal'tsit couldn't stop him from going to the outside world, so he had no choice but to come to her.

Thinking back to the documents Xia Yu had given her about Specter, where Kal'tsit's various words and implications all emphasized how important this person was to Specter's condition, Skadi felt she had discovered the truth.

Although there are some problems with the reasoning process, for example

The reason she came to find Skadi was because she was afraid that someone else's strength would hold Xia Yu back, not because she wanted Skadi to be Xia Yu's bodyguard.

Kal'tsit has never worried about Xia Yu's safety. Are you kidding me? Worrying about him is less important than worrying about the powerful figures in the places he's going.

What? We're not with them?

That's fine.

Captain 148?

Being a bodyguard isn't actually a bad idea.

After the person in front of her demonstrated his abilities, Skadi was quite willing to take on the job.

After all, his safety is related to Specter's future. If he is in danger, Skadi will definitely be the first to rush to his aid without hesitation.

But there's a small problem here.

He was already embroiled in trouble, and if this bodyguard ended up in power, the biggest threat to Xia Yu would be the one he brought with him, which would be bad.

Skadi was puzzled. Kal'tsit should have known all this, but she still made the arrangements this way.

That means she felt that the troubles she had were definitely not a threat to Xia Yu.

Skadi sensed the reassuring presence beside her and began to have some guesses in her mind.

Agor created bio-weapons like the Deep Sea Hunter in response to the Sealings.

It also relies on the technologies passed down from ancient times.

This person before me might have some unknown connection with the ancient ancestors; his aura is extremely effective against evil spirits.

If you were to say that it was manufactured by various countries of Terra, like the Deepsea Hunters, a weapon designed to target evil spirits, Skadi would be the first to disbelieve it.

These countries, which don't even have flush toilets, probably can't even manufacture deep-sea hunters, let alone Xia Yu, which is clearly on a much higher level.

Xia Yu, with her hidden cards against evil spirits, even made Kal'tsit think that her troubles were nothing to the other party...

However, the methods used against demons may not be effective in the kingdoms of Terra, which is why he was asked to be his bodyguard.

So he just openly and generously transferred himself into his team.

Skadi also had some guesses in her mind.

But she said nothing, after all, speculation is just speculation, and it may have nothing to do with the truth.

He knew almost nothing about Xia Yu in front of him, and everything was deduced from the pitifully few clues in front of him. Although he felt that there was unlikely to be other possibilities, he could not draw conclusions so easily.

Therefore, it would be better to go back to Rhodes Island and have a proper talk with Kal'tsit.

In any case, she knew the man in front of her better than she did, and Skadi still trusted her to some extent.

Although the two of them never really clicked and couldn't exchange a single word.

It has to be said that Kal'tsit's words can be really sharp at times.

However, if what she was thinking was true, then Skadi wouldn't refuse the bodyguard assignment.

Furthermore, having him by my side on security missions would also allow me to get to know him better.

After all, he was the hope for curing Specter, and Skadi still wanted to build a good relationship with him.

Of course, if possible, it's best to keep him in the safe haven of Rhodes Island.

It's better to be safe than sorry.

“Since it’s Kal’tsit’s arrangement, I won’t say anything more,” Skadi sheathed her sword, nodded to Xia Yu, and said, “Captain, do you have any other missions here?”

“Uh,” Xia Yu was stunned when she heard her decisive answer.

He had prepared a whole host of arguments to persuade Skadi, but now they were all useless.

Who would have thought that Skadi, who was reluctant to socialize with others due to her special circumstances, would be so cooperative and immediately call on the captain?

No wonder Kal'tsit only said that if she gave her Specter's medical report, she would naturally agree.